Kristen’s Kitchen

Cheddar Champ

March 24, 2011 at 1:37 pm (Sides, Vegetables)

A Publix Apron recipe.  Super easy as it used pre-made mashed potatoes.  I used Boar’s Head Vermont White Cheddar as the cheese, but was really tempted to use the Irish Aged White Cheddar in the ‘expensive cheese’ section.  That’s what they used for the Aprons demonstration, but it was super expensive…

This is the side dish I use with the Pork with Lemon Dill Sauce recipe.

Ingredients

3 1/2 oz Deli aged white cheddar, shredded
2 leeks, very thinly sliced
1 cup reduced-fat milk
1 (10-oz) container cooking creme
2 tablespoons garlic herb butter
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 (32-oz) package refrigerated mashed potatoes

Prep

• Shred cheese.
• Cut leeks in half lengthwise; then slice white portion only (2 cups).

Steps

1. Combine leeks, milk, cooking creme, butter, salt, pepper, and nutmeg in medium saucepan; cook on medium-high 4–6 minutes or until leeks are softened.
2. Heat potatoes in microwave following package instructions. Stir potatoes and cheese into leek mixture. Serve. (Makes 6 servings)

CALORIES (per 1/6 recipe) 390kcal; FAT 27g; CHOL 70mg; SODIUM 1080mg; CARB 26g; FIBER 2g; PROTEIN 11g; VIT A 35%; VIT C 4%; CALC 30%; IRON 4%